Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 30.8% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$4.08
FCFA2,572
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,699
|
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA568
|
$1.44
FCFA905
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.44
FCFA278
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
$6.54
FCFA4,115
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,945
|
$9.09
FCFA5,725
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,363
|
$1.49
FCFA938
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,867
|
$2.72
FCFA1,711
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,400
|
$1.89
FCFA1,190
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA491
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,089
|
$0.89
FCFA560
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA669
|
$0.51
FCFA321
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.69
FCFA436
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA436
|
$0.62
FCFA391
|
|
pay 28.7% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,469
|
$4.60
FCFA2,894
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,438
|
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,098,449
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,546,453
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,315
|
$3.76
FCFA2,366
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA120,022
|
$43.57
FCFA27,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA872,887
|
$149.77
FCFA94,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,164
|
$191.98
FCFA120,879
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA118,005
|
$46.85
FCFA29,501
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,633
|
$231.89
FCFA146,007
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,028,761
|
$1,552.20
FCFA977,323
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA772
|
$1.06
FCFA669
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA592
|
$1.63
FCFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,301
|
$19.06
FCFA12,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,086
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,575
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,579
|
$28.59
FCFA18,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,435
|
$24.51
FCFA15,431
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,869
|
$44.93
FCFA28,291
|
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